Childhood/Family life
Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 at Steventon rectory. She was the seventh child born of eight and only the second daughter born to George and Cassandra Austen.
Jane's siblings:
James
George
Charles
Francis
Henry
Edward
Cassandra
When Jane is only a few months old, she was placed with Elizabeth Littlewood, who nursed Jane for about a year. In 1783, both Jane and her sister, Cassandra, were sent to Oxford to be educated by Mrs. Ann Cawley.
Both Jane and Cassandra were sent to a boarding school, but they returned home because the Austens could not afford to send both of their girls.
Jane Austen acquired the remainder of her education by reading books that were guided by her father and her brothers, James and Henry.
Throughout her young childhood, Jane held little private theatricals for her family and close friends as part of her education.
Life in the Austen home was lived in "an open, amused, easy intellectual atmosphere".
Personality of the author
Jane Austen spent most of her time in her father's library which consisted of over 500 books. Jane lived a remarkably quiet and domestic life. Famous Writings
Northanger Abbey-1798/99
Sense and Sensibility-1797
Pride and Prejudice-1812
Mansfield Park-1811
Emma-1814/15
Persuasion-1815/16
Interesting facts
Jane Austen never married.
When Jane was twenty years, she met and fell in love with a man named Tom Lefroy, but were not allowed to marry because neither of them had any money.
One of Jane's brothers, George was said to have been deaf and a mute.
Cassandra, Jane's only sister, never married just like Jane.
Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 at Steventon rectory. She was the seventh child born of eight and only the second daughter born to George and Cassandra Austen.
Jane's siblings:
James
George
Charles
Francis
Henry
Edward
Cassandra
- When Jane is only a few months old, she was placed with Elizabeth Littlewood, who nursed Jane for about a year. In 1783, both Jane and her sister, Cassandra, were sent to Oxford to be educated by Mrs. Ann Cawley.
- Both Jane and Cassandra were sent to a boarding school, but they returned home because the Austens could not afford to send both of their girls.
- Jane Austen acquired the remainder of her education by reading books that were guided by her father and her brothers, James and Henry.
- Throughout her young childhood, Jane held little private theatricals for her family and close friends as part of her education.
- Life in the Austen home was lived in "an open, amused, easy intellectual atmosphere".
Personality of the authorJane Austen spent most of her time in her father's library which consisted of over 500 books. Jane lived a remarkably quiet and domestic life.
Famous Writings
- Northanger Abbey-1798/99
- Sense and Sensibility-1797
- Pride and Prejudice-1812
- Mansfield Park-1811
- Emma-1814/15
- Persuasion-1815/16
Interesting facts- Jane Austen never married.
- When Jane was twenty years, she met and fell in love with a man named Tom Lefroy, but were not allowed to marry because neither of them had any money.
- One of Jane's brothers, George was said to have been deaf and a mute.
- Cassandra, Jane's only sister, never married just like Jane.
- Jane died on July 8, 1817 at the age of 41.
Cites usedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen
http://www.janeausten.org/
www.jasa.net.au/jabiog.htm
http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/janelife.html